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Geometry

Two tangents $\overline{PA}$ and $\overline{PB}$ are drawn to a circle, where $P$ lies outside the circle, and $A$ and $B$ lie on the circle. The length of $\overline{AB}$ is $4,$ and the circle has a radius of $5.$ Find the length $AB.$ mehr ..

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Geometry

Lines $XQ$ and $XR$ are tangent to a circle, as shown below. If $\angle XTU = 47^\circ$ and $\angle QAU = 65^\circ,$ then find $\angle QXR,$ in degrees.

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Geometry

A circular table is pushed into a corner of the room, where two walls meet at a right angle. A point P on the edge of the table (as shown below) has a distance of 6 from one wall, and a distance of 6 from the other wall. Find the radius of the mehr ..

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Geometry

Points $A,$ $B,$ and $C$ are given in the coordinate plane. There exists a point $Q$ and a constant $k$ such that for any point $P$,
PA^2 + PB^2 + PC^2 = 3PQ^2 + k.
If $A = (7,-11),$ $B = (10,13),$ and $C = (18,-22)$, then find the constant mehr ..

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Geometry

Let $O$ be the origin. Points $P$ and $Q$ lie in the first quadrant. The slope of line segment $\overline{OP}$ is $4,$ and the slope of line segment $\overline{OQ}$ is $5.$ If $OP = OQ,$ then compute the slope of line segment $\overline{PQ}.$
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Geometry

Let $a$ and $b$ be real numbers, where $a < b$, and let $A = (a,a^2)$ and $B = (b,b^2)$. The line $\overline{AB}$ (meaning the unique line that contains the point $A$ and the point $B$) has slope $2$. Find $a + b$.

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Geometry

In triangle $ABC,$ the angle bisector of $\angle BAC$ meets $\overline{BC}$ at $D.$ If $\angle BAC = 60^\circ,$ $\angle CAD = 45^\circ,$ and $AD = 24,$ then find the area of triangle $ABC.$

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Counting

You are given the 4 x 4 grid below.
(a) Find the number of ways of placing 8 counters in the squares (at most one counter per square), so that each row contains exactly two counters.
(b) Find the number of ways mehr ..

nathanl6656 05.12.2024

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Counting

In how many ways can we distribute 13 pieces of identical candy to 5 kids, if the two youngest kids are twins and insist on receiving at least four pieces each?

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Counting

In how many ways can three pairs of siblings from different families be seated in two rows of three chairs, if siblings may sit next to each other in the same row, but no child may sit directly in front of their sibling?

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Polygons

A regular a-gon, a regular b-gon, a regular c-gon, and a regular d-gon fit perfectly around a point. What is the largest possible value of c?

nathanl6656 30.10.2024

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Number Theory

In the triangular array below, n different prime numbers p_1, p_2, \dots, p_n are written in the bottom row. Then in each box, we write the product of the two numbers below it. The number $K = p_1^{\alpha_1} p_2^{\alpha_2} \dotsm p_n^{\alpha_n}$ mehr ..

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Number Theory

Find the smallest positive integer $N$ such that
N &\equiv 2 \pmod{3}, \\
N &\equiv 2 \pmod{7}, \\
N &\equiv 2 \pmod{10}.

nathanl6656 30.10.2024